The 2010 Commodore Cup National Series was the 17th running of the Commodore Cup. It began on 7 March 2010, at Wakefield Park and ended on 24 October 2010, at Sandown Raceway. The series was won by Adam Beechey, winning two rounds during the season, sharing one with Dean Crosswell in the Winton round. No other driver won more than one round, as the other four rounds were split between championship runner-up Tony Bates, third-placed Nick Parker, Brett Holdsworth and Marcus Zukanovic.
Teams and drivers The following drivers and teams competed in the 2010 Commodore Cup National Series. TeamCar modelNoDriverWinton Co-driver TTM Group VS Commodore 1 Brett Holdsworth Lee Holdsworth www.bertiest.com VS Commodore 6 Phil Brock Neil Crowe San Marco Restaurant VS Commodore 6 Matthew Hayes Renaissance Homes VS Commodore 7 Matt Chick Shane Price Aerial Motors Racing VH Commodore 8 David Stevenson Glen Holdsworth VS Commodore 88 Chris Stevenson Kane Millier Axent Racing VS Commodore 9 Geoff Fontaine 90 Garth Duffy Greenbird Technologies VS CommodoreVH Commodore 10 Geoff Cowie Alan Langworthy Octane Alley Race Engines VS Commodore 12 Josh Hughes Paul Morris* Tim Blanchard** Aussie NASCAR Tours VH Commodore 14 David Ling Michael Fitzgerald 32 Steven Ling Richard Whyte LBC Motorsport VS Commodore 23 Brian Bancroft Alternative Freight Services VS Commodore 24 Tony Bates Geoff Emery Worksense Workwear VS Commodore 25 Allan Hill Nichiyu Forklifts VH Commodore 34 Mathew Hayes Ryan Millier Steve Yates VS Commodore 34 Glenn Mackenzie Kilpa Motors VS Commodore 39 Nick Parker Darren Hossack Tancredi Concreting VH Commodore 41 Anthony Tancredi Mark Grima Luna Fringe VS Commodore 44 Scott Andrews Tim Shaw National Directory Distribution VS Commodore 48 Geoff Emery Western General Bodyworks VS Commodore 66 Danny Buzadzic Sam Walter Action Racing VS Commodore 71 Gerrard McLeod Marcus Zukanovic Adams Auto Electrics VS Commodore 77 Adam Lloyd Ryan McLeod Alan Wilson Insurance Brokers VS Commodore 78 Daniel Orr Dean Orr Donut King VS Commodore 81 Adam Beechey Dean Crosswell Hurricane Automotive Products VS Commodore 85 Jason Domaschenz Southern Star Windows P/L VS Commodore 99 Ross McGregor Steve Owen
* - driver competed in practice only. ** - driver competed in qualifying and race only.
Calendar The 2010 Commodore Cup National Series consisted of six rounds. Rd.Race titleCircuitCity / StateDateWinner 1 Wakefield Park Wakefield Park Goulburn, New South Wales 6–7 March Adam Beechey 2 Phillip Island Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 1–2 May Nick Parker 3 Mallala Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala, South Australia 29–30 May Tony Bates 4 Winton Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 26–27 June Adam BeecheyDean Crosswell 5 Eastern Creek Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 11–12 September Brett Holdsworth 6 Sandown Sandown International Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 23–24 October Marcus Zukanovic
Points system Pos 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th 37th 38th 39th 40th 3 race weekend 50 45 41 38 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 2 race weekend 75 68 62 57 54 53 51 50 48 47 45 44 42 41 39 38 36 35 33 32 30 29 27 26 24 23 21 20 18 17 15 14 12 11 9 8 6 5 3 2
1 bonus point is awarded for qualifying on pole position. Each non-finisher will be awarded a points total that is 10 less than the points they would have been awarded if they had finished the race in the same position.
Series standings Pos. Driver Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Pts 1 Adam Beechey 127 118 136 137 117 135 770 2 Tony Bates 119 87 150 93 133 94 676 3 Nick Parker 106 141 88 99 100 108 642 4 Scott Andrews 125 137 120 87 70 93 632 5 Ross McGregor 101 101 85 113 101 118 619 6 Matt Chick 116 98 99 47 99 115 574 7 Josh Hughes 92 108 116 74 113 52 555 8 Mathew Hayes 92 104 115 72 88 471 9 Adam Lloyd 88 112 119 112 431 10 Chris Stevenson 82 80 88 69 319 11 Brett Holdsworth 126 140 266 12 Daniel Orr 48 45 82 75 250 13 Marcus Zukanovic 107 138 245 14 Jason Domaschenz 109 92 34 235 15 Gerrard McLeod 101 107 208 16 Anthony Tancredi 63 53 87 203 17 Garth Duffy 96 81 177 18 Steven Ling 92 82 174 19 David Ling 94 70 164 20 Geoff Fontaine 68 95 163 Geoff Emery 93 70 163 Brian Bancroft 77 86 163 23 Danny Buzadzic 75 87 162 24 Geoff Cowie 77 79 156 25 Dean Crosswell 137 137 26 Lee Holdsworth 126 126 27 Ryan McLeod 119 119 28 Allan Hill 64 54 118 29 Ryan Millier 115 115 30 Steve Owen 113 113 31 Darren Hossack 99 99 32 Tim Shaw 87 87 Mark Grima 87 87 34 Glenn Mackenzie 86 86 35 David Stevenson 83 83 Glen Holdsworth 83 83 37 Richard Whyte 82 82 Dean Orr 82 82 39 Alan Langworthy 79 79 40 Sam Walter 75 75 41 Tim Blanchard 74 74 42 Michael Fitzgerald 70 70 43 Kane Millier 69 69 44 Shane Price 47 47 Pos Driver Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Pts
Bold indicates that the driver scored one bonus point for qualifying on pole.
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